December 28, 2005
Well, Law and Order Christmas went well...but it went by so quickly I don't remember taking pics of the scarves!!
Planet VIA 6105Let's see...altogether there was a lovely, long, blue, chenille keyhole, a variegated waterfall scarf, a silk slimmie scarf, and one of the lovely scarves made of ribbon and polka dot yarns from Exquisite Knits, all dolled up with earrings and/or bracelets. That took care of all the women in the family with the exception of the one I just got some Burt's Bees items. I did have one other scarf left though and I have someone else in mind for that. The men got Craftsman gift cards. Not bad if I do say so myself.
At any rate, I know they'll be loved and hopefully I will get pics of the family at some other time wearing them.
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Knitting too!
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September 13, 2004
Hello folks! The speech went over pretty well. But I'm still glad it's over. Now I'm into all this reporting stuff. It's kind of interesting. The computer is just acting like a big calculator right now. All that money for a caluculator....
Happy Birthday to Me!!
Anyway, this past weekend was my birthday weekend and I had to work. But it was so pretty out, I almost forgot I was working! Lots of goodies and I got to knit a bit too!
Branywine Arts Festival
See? There were a bunch of vendors. You name it, they sold it. Jewelry, candles, scented soaps and fragrances, dyed fabric and paintings. Pretty cool stuff. I was at the festival as a representative for the college where I work. Every now and again someone would stop by to look. Especially since there was a bowl of candy on the table right in the center. It's great bait! :)
Ready,...
Anyway, I did get to knit on a two color mitten from the Magnificent Mittens booklet. Actually, my first mittens were hard to get started. I started with an easier pattern that I decided to let go of around the cuff. It was very pretty already. But I just wanted more of a challenge this time. So I decided to start on the beginner two color mitten from the Magnificent Mittens Book.
This mitten starts from the top down. It's a figure-eight cast on. Took a little getting used to because I had to try it a couple a times before I got it right. Basically, it gets the tip of the mitten into a rectangular shape. You knit funny on that figure-eight for awhile and pick up the stitches around and around to increase until you get where you can knit for the palm. I got to the section on the palm where I could start knitting in a pattern. That was cool for a minute. I was using the method that is shown in the Sweater Sampler booklet for knitting with two colors. I did that and then I got to the thumb section at which point you do another figure-eight with three stitches each needle and then knit the thumb on. I knit the thumb on and I stopped there.
Then, I think I just decided to go for the gusto! I decided to start on a patterned mitten set. Don't laugh, but this little tip took me all of three hours to get going! But, it's patterned with two color knitting that is a little more involved than the beginner set of patterns. And this pattern is from a chart so it's not that easy for me to begin with. But I think I've got the hang of it now.
I'm Going to Knit a Sweater if it Kills Me
I've also got the yarn for a sweater. But since the yarn store I went to only had six balls of the yarn I liked, it's going to be a sweater for my son. A nice creamy, bulky, white. I wonder if it'll look feminine? Anyway, I should have that started before the end of the week. By then I'm hoping to have one mitten completed as well. This book also discusses lining them. No clue on how to do that. But maybe I'll find some stuff on the web tonight whilst I surf!
Happy knitting! ;)
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August 23, 2004
Awwww Man!!
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